HB234: Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.; SHHR to study current oversight/regulation.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study the oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings.
[H 234]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Secretary of Health and Human Resources (the Secretary) shall study the current oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings to improve efficiency and effectiveness of regulation and oversight, provide better transparency for members of the public navigating the process of receiving services from such facilities, and better protect the health and safety of the public. The Secretary shall report his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions by October 1, 2022.


HOUSE BILL NO. 234
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 1, 2022
A BILL to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study [ consolidating the ] oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings [ under a single state agency ] .
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Orrock

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Secretary of Health and Human Resources (the Secretary) shall study the [ feasibility of consolidating current ] oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings [ under a single state agency ] to improve efficiency and effectiveness of regulation and oversight, provide better transparency for members of the public navigating the process of receiving services from such facilities, and better protect the health and safety of the public and to develop recommendations for consolidation of such oversight and regulation. [ Such recommendations shall also include specific recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or budgetary changes necessary to implement the proposed consolidation. ] The Secretary shall report his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions by October 1, 2022.

HOUSE BILL NO. 234

Offered January 12, 2022
Prefiled January 10, 2022
A BILL to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study consolidating oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings under a single state agency.
Patron-- Orrock

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Secretary of Health and Human Resources (the Secretary) shall study the feasibility of consolidating oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings under a single state agency to improve efficiency and effectiveness of regulation and oversight, provide better transparency for members of the public navigating the process of receiving services from such facilities, and better protect the health and safety of the public and to develop recommendations for consolidation of such oversight and regulation. Such recommendations shall also include specific recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or budgetary changes necessary to implement the proposed consolidation. The Secretary shall report his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions by October 1, 2022.